Operational Marketing Specialist

USA (Remote)

$60K/yr – $80K/yrMid LevelSalaried Ft

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end tracking and reporting for client opportunities, ensure MDF compliance, coordinate approvals, and optimize partner spend and ROI across programs.

  • Own end-to-end tracking and reporting for client opportunities in the CRM.
  • Align MDF activities with program guidelines and secure timely approvals and reimbursements.
  • Monitor MDF spend, ROI, and PoP validation across partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end tracking and reporting for client opportunities within their CRM
  • Ensure program MDF activities comply with client program requirements, partnering with internal teams and external partners to meet standards and deadlines
  • Review and support activity and funding requests to ensure alignment with MDF and program guidelines, including coordinating activity creation in Intel’s MDF portal
  • Manage approval workflows by coordinating client approvals for activity budgets and execution timelines
  • Collect, organize, and validate partner Proof of Performance (PoP) throughout activity execution
  • Support partners with claim submission through the client platform to drive timely and accurate reimbursement
  • Track claim status, manage reimbursement distribution, and maintain accurate records of spend and payments
  • Monitor, review, and report on partner MDF spend and ROI, proactively working with partners to ensure claims are submitted on time

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in marketing
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in a project management or client success role
  • Working effectively with diverse teams and fostering a collaborative environment.
  • Clear and effective communicator.
  • Experience managing or supporting channel programs, partner funding (MDF), incentives, or compliance-driven initiatives
  • Strong operational and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple opportunities, requests, and deadlines simultaneously
  • Comfort working in CRM platforms and producing accurate reports
  • Ability to report on date and experience using PowerBI or similar reporting tools
  • High attention to detail with a strong understanding of compliance, documentation, and audit readiness
  • Self-starter mindset with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach

Preferred

  • Background in B2B marketing or Alliance Marketing (optional)
  • Familiarity with vendor-funded marketing programs (preferred)
  • The ability to meet strict deadlines, particularly in high-priority tasks such as PoP reviews, claim deadlines, and lead tagging.

Benefits

  • All full-time employees of The Channel Company enjoy benefit offerings such as medical, dental, vision, tele-health, disability, life insurance, health savings accounts, paid parental leave, company matched 401k, unlimited PTO, sick time, and 15 company paid holidays.
  • At The Channel Company we truly value work/life balance, are 100% remote, and employees enjoy flexible working hours.
  • Beyond that, we are an innovative, collaborative, and inclusive group of employees who come together to overcome challenges and achieve best-in-class results.
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The Channel Company

The Channel Company is enabling technology partnerships across the channel eco-system. With more than 3 decades of experience as the premier provider in the channel, The Channel Company helps the IT Channel with communication, recruitment, enablement, engagement, demand generation, and intelligence.

Founded in 2008
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
562 employees (220 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$60K/yr – $80K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($70K) is 12% below the median base salary for Marketing Operations Specialist roles in the United States ($80K).

Marketing Operations Specialist median pay in the United States

$80K/yr

Most pay falls between $70K and $88K. Based on 85 salaries.

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
48.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33%
Direct
52.4%
Referral
11.4%
Social
1.7%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~562
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Operational Marketing Specialist

The Channel Company · USA · Remote